Musical instrument



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BY QWXYQ Patented Aug. 6, 1929.

UNITED STATES CHARLES MORRISON YOUNG, OF NELSON, BRITISH COLUMBIA,CANADA.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

Application filed July 6,

This invention relates to improvements in musical instruments, and moreparticularly to glissophones and similar wind instruments, and theobjects of the invention are to provide an improved wind or reedinstrument, in which an octave key is providcdto take the place of twoseparate keys heretofore used in saxaphones.

Further objects are to provide an improved instrument of this characterof light weight and provided with an automatic octave key with few partsand wnich can be effectively and easily operated.

Further objects are the provision of an improved wind instrument thatcan be manufactured at reasonable cost and placed on the marketaccordingly.

lVith the foregoing and other objects hereinafter more fully referred toin view, the essential features of the invention are the combinationwith a single beam provided with a pair of pads and a direct operatinglever and simple reversing means whereby one of the openings adapted tobe closed by the )ads is opened while the opposite opening is closed.Another feature of the invention is the slide and octave key dependingon each other and working together.

Referring now to the drawings, in which like characters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in each figure:

Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved wind instrument,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary View of the reverse of Figure 1 showing theautomatic key operating means,

Figure 3 is a section on line 33 of Figure 2,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the instrument shown in Figure 1, inwhich the sliding member has been moved endwise,

Figure 5 is a sectional detail view showing the slide member, and

Figure 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Figure 1.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, in which a preferredexample of my invention is disclosed, 10 designates the tube or the likeof suitable material of substantially conical formation with an openflanged end 11 and a restricted bent end 12, into which the mouth-piece13 is fitted. In the bent end and adjacent the mouth-piece carrying endof the tubular body 10 are spaced openings or orifices 14: and 15 forwhich nipple members 16 and 17 are provided. Rigidly 1926. Serial No.120,808.

mounted at each end of a rocking beam 18 are pads 19 adapted to closethe nipples 1G and 17 mounted on the beam 18 which is pivotally mountedsubstantially midway of its length at 20 on the operating beam 21, inturn pivotally mounted at 22 on the restricted end 12. A thumb piece 23is formed integral with this beam 21 which, on being pressed, will tiltthe beam on its pivot 22 compressing the spring member 21 rigidlyconnected thereto, and raising thereby the member 18 opening the nipple16 on the aperture 15 in nipple 17 (see Figure 2).

Attached to and forming a part of the cir-- cumference of the tubularbody 10 is a guideway or slide base 25 perforated by a plurality otspaced slots or the like 26 which connects the air within the body 10with the outside atmosphere when not obstructed by the slide 27 designedto travel in the guideway 25, the guideway being formed with grooves oneither side to slidably engage with the slide piece 27. The object ofthis slide is to open and close the openings or slots 26 in the guideway25 through slot 27, thereby ascending or descending the musical scaleaccording to the length of the air column within the tubular body 10vibrated by the operation of blowing. The slide is also designed tocarry graduated scale markings 27, indicating the length of the aircolumn as they stop at or pass the upper end of the slide base, and corresponding with the intervals of the musical scale as produced by theinstrument.

On the body portion adjacent the rocking beam 18 is provided a reversinglever 28, pivotally mounted at 29 on the guide member 25 and designed,on the thumb piece 23 being pressed, to be engaged by the extension 30on the slide 27, causing the orifice let to be closed by the pad 19 andthe orifice 15 to be opened thereby doubling the range or compass of theinstrument, and when disengaged by extension 30 to allow the tension ofspring 31 to open the orifice 14 and close the orifice 15 while thelower register is effected by the release of the thumb plate 23 and thespring 24, drawing down the pivotal point 20. holding the pads 16 and 17against the orifices 1i and 15, thereby closing them.

In my improved instrument an automatic octave key is provided with butthree moving parts other than projection 80 of the slide and springs 24and 31.

The main rocking beam or lever 18 is pivoted substantially midway to theoperating rocker arm 28 pivoted to the'instrument.

in operation, to play in lower register, move the point 32 of the slide2'? between the points 33 and 340i L118 slide base and pla in point ofthe s d upper register move th between the pomts33 and 34 of the slle 1. Q 25 and press thumb plate inwardly to tilt beam or lever 21,compressing the sprin and raising the pivotal point 20 on the beam 18'opening the aperture 15 in the nipple 17, aperture in nipple 16.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many widelydifferent embodiments of y invention, Within the scope of the claims,constructed Without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, it isintended that all matter contained in the accompanying specification anddrawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a musical instrumentof the character described and in combination,a tubular body 7 hand.

formed with a bent restricted end having spaced holes therein providedwith nipples, a mouthpiece associatedwith said end, a slidably mountedclosure member for selectively or collectively opening and closingtheoctave holes, a pivotally mounted lever arm on the bent end, arocking beam adapted to open and close the nipples and pivotallyconnected to the lever arm, and spring-pressed means on the body portion(re-operating with-the rocking beam for opening one of the nipples inthe bent end and closing the other nipples therein. 7

2. in a musical instrument of the character described, the combinationwith tubular body portion having octave holes longitudinally thereof,slidable closure member for said holes, a mouth-piece, spaced nipplemornbers in the mouth-piece having openings therethrough, a lever armassociat d with the nipples and pivotally mounted substantially midwaythereof, a rocking beam pivotally co .nected' to the lever arm, a thumbpiece formed integral with the beam whereby on the thumb piece beingoperated thebeam is tilted.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my curtains Monnisoa YOUNG,

